“The vaccine is designed to introduce mRNA into the body, which is then translated into the Spike protein. It is the Spike protein that can activate the immune system, which in turn creates antibodies to prevent future infections,” said co-first author Alana Ogata, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Walt lab. “We observed that antibodies that target Spike and S1 proteins are generated as early as 1-2 days after circulating S1 is detected, followed by the clearance of proteins. Additionally, we see that the second dose does not result in circulating protein but does provide an additional boost in antibody levels, as expected.””The vaccine is designed to introduce mRNA into the body, which is then translated into the Spike protein. It is the Spike protein that can activate the immune system, which in turn creates antibodies to prevent future infections,” said co-first author Alana Ogata, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Walt lab. “We observed that antibodies that target Spike and S1 proteins are generated as early as 1-2 days after circulating S1 is detected, followed by the clearance of proteins. Additionally, we see that the second dose does not result in circulating protein but does provide an additional boost in antibody levels, as expected.”
I never thought that proteins somehow magically stayed in my arm. I think the study is proving out the exact way the very small amount of virus proteins are created, induce immune reponse and then are killed off. As expected.
Snake bits travel as they say.